Category: African-American Equity Task Force

Published December 14, 2018

Dec. 12 marked the third convening of the African-American Young Ladies Summit (A2YLS), bringing together almost 300 DPS students to learn, grow and build upon the ideas that were created during previous summits. As creator and organizer, Dr. Plashan McCune stated during the first summit this past May, “I’d like this event to become a

Published December 10, 2018

Over 200 students from high schools across DPS gathered together on Nov. 27 to discuss their futures with Denver community leaders, college and career representatives, DPS leaders and local government figures. This is the third Black Male Initiative event that has taken place over the past year with the focus on providing critical college resources and

Published December 7, 2018

Original article from the DPS Board of Education Update for Dec. 6, 2018 Targeted Supports for Black Students  The Denver Board of Education tonight took an in-depth look at targeted supports for black students during its Focus on Achievement session, hearing from students, community partners and the African American Equity Task Force. “I think it’s

Published October 26, 2018

Our own Allen Smith and Dr. Sharon Bailey spoke with Channel 9 News reporter, Anusha Roy to discuss the Bailey Report and how DPS is fighting institutionalized racism.   From Channel 9 News: “This week, Anusha Roy sat down with Allen Smith, the head of the DPS Culture, Equity & Leadership Team, and Dr. Sharon

Published October 23, 2018

The DPS Culture, Equity and Leadership Team hosts a weekly radio segment from 10–11 a.m., every Friday on EDUCA radio. Topics cover different aspects of DPS and take a look at how collaboration within our communities can help us further engage, inform and improve. Tune in: Fridays from 10–11 a.m. on 1090AM, or listen online

Published September 13, 2018

On Saturday, September 8, Superintendent Tom Boasberg was honored by the Colorado Black Roundtable for his decade of service to Denver Public Schools. Former Board of Education Member Nate Easley, who also led the Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF), highlighted the doubling of African American and Latino graduates during Superintendent Boasberg’s tenure. He added that because

Published August 17, 2018

The African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF) implementation teams continue to learn and collaborate on existing efforts across the district to help improve the experiences of African- Americans in DPS. This update will focus on key areas of progress that have taken place since April 2018 and highlight the 2018-19 focus for each recommendation. All work

Published June 20, 2018

One year ago this month, the Denver Public Schools Board of Education adopted 11 recommendations submitted by the African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF), all of which were the result of findings from the Bailey Report. Accomplishments and work in progress were highlighted last week during the first of two, semi-annual meetings scheduled for this year.

Published May 21, 2018

Join DPS on June 12 for the African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF) Community Meeting. Lend us your voice, expertise and experiences to help make an impact on the ongoing work around the AAETF recommendations. Refreshments and childcare will be provided, please register to attend: 2018 AAETF Community Meeting Registration 

Published May 17, 2018

The work of the African-American Equity Task Force (AAETF) continues to progress with the selection of the Wisdom Team (WT) members. As part of the overarching recommendation, the Wisdom Team will advise and work side-by-side with the AAETF implementation teams to ensure the recommendations are effectively implemented and evaluated on an ongoing basis. The WT